American scientists have found a “superantbody” against COVID
Biochemists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle (USA) have discovered the S2H97 antibody that can fight various SARS-CoV-2 mutations, as well as other coronaviruses, writes the scientific journal Nature.
According to the results of a study led by biochemist Tyler Starr, the S2H97 antibody has the ability to attach to the domains of coronaviruses and neutralize them in living cells.
“This is the coolest antibody we've studied,” said Tyler Starr.
It is noted that with the help of a universal antibody, the researchers managed to protect laboratory hamsters from SARS-CoV-2 infection.
The study examined 12 antibodies from the blood of people who had had COVID. The publication clarifies that the remaining 11 antibodies can also be used to fight viruses, but S2H97 is more effective.
Scientists explained that there is no data yet on how the antibody copes with new strains of coronavirus. At the same time, they expressed the hope that the results of the study will help advance in the fight against COVID mutations.
Earlier it was reported that researchers from Germany and the United States have created nanotraps, consisting of DNA, which are capable of mechanically trapping and absorbing viruses. According to scientists, this method will also work against a new type of coronavirus.
